The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-21

is likely to SUCCEED Bismarck as minister
OF commerce.
AS Montreal, McDougal, Logic 4 Co.,
oil and paint manufacturers, hove fsilsd.
Direct liabilities, $250,QoN
Secretary Lama. has sustained the com.
missioner IL his refusal to make for Hol-
ia!:d survey OF a dry lake bed in sec.
lions ID and 80, township As, range 80,
fourth principal meridian, Minnesota.
The socrstnry says: It is the policy Of the
Department since 1877 to refuse tb survey
meanlered lake l.ele: Beside, he is not
satisfied that the like bed does not inure
&c. the hc:ders OF the adjoining tract by the
principle OF accretion.
Aspccial from Lexington, Miss, to the N
o. Picayune, says: r. b. Chatham, Indie
pendent and Republican candidate for the
legislature, shot and killed John s. Har.
kins, associate editor OF tho Lexington
Bulletin. Harkins father Is ono OF the
Democratic nominees for the legislature.
Chatham and young Harkins had been
discussing politics and drinking bser freely
during the day up to the time the dispute
arose.
The comptroller OF the currency author.
lied the Third National Bank OF Piqua,
500, 900.
The costoms receipts during the fiscal
year just closed wero $l45, 9GS, 5SS, de-
rived from $500, 79S, 745 imported goods
That resents average taxation on imports
OF IS per cent.
Joseph c. Kennedy, once superintendent
OF the soncus is murdered in Washington
Secretary Lamar's daughter .Jeannio il
going to marry her cousin, W. H. Lamar
a young lawyer OF Washington.
Even Mr.. Mannings large estimate OF in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year lust
closed fell short OF the reality. His cal
culatlon was an increase OF SO, 500, 900.
The actual increase was $34, GAL, 166. 80.
The customs revenue increased $24, 500,
900, or 1876 per cent and internal reve.
nue. increased 2 per cent, while the
penditures was $1O2, SG4, 7O3.G GO.
U. S. Grant post, No. 1927, G. "A. r., oil
Brooklyn has passed resolutions denounc
insults to tho living and ISLANDERS upon
our dead. The resolutions also declare
that the Grand Army mon appeal to the
loyal press OF the country without regard
to par tisan utilization.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
says that from figures given out LATELY by
POwderly it is ascertained that the mem
bership OF the order OF the Knights oil
Labor has fallen from 1000, 900 to less
than 600, 900 within the last fourteen
months. The loss has been steady and on
the Increase.
The inspector who had investigated the
accounts of William Cannon, postmaster
at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Oak, who late.
~ committed suicide, found that by false
returns OF Cancelled stamps Cannon had
}ro in o1oHf
master general under the act OF June II.
1873, made an order requesting the sixth
auditor to readjust tho compensation oil
Cannon. The postofIice department says
that it is making n thorough Investigation
OF the acts OF postmasters all over the
country. It intimates that there arc 9th.
er cases similar to that OF Cannon.
Sir Wilfred Lawson presided over the meet
Ing OF the international arbitration as
ISOLATION in London. The secretarys re.
port referred ut length to the cooperation
o! a similar association in America and
expressed q hope for the formation OF a
joint commission to consider the nd visa bill.
ity OF creating an Anglo American arbitra-
ton tribunal. David Dudley Field, in
moving approval vi q petition to parlia.
mcnt in favor of the creation of such q
tribunal, expressed hearty sympathy with
the cause.
Edward Garage, the aeronaut killed by
falling from his balloon on the Fourth at
Clean, N. Y, had made ninety successful
ascensions.
The Southern Dakota division convention
ut Huron constructs an executive council OF
fifteen to continue the agitation for state.
hood. i:
A fire at Port Huron destroyed q planning
mill valued at $4,000.
Tho National Educational Association
commences its session in Chicago.
St. Paul was on the 18th inst, treated
to n phenomenon in the form OF clouds OF
what are variously called Green Bay.
swamp and day bugs. About 10 O'Clock
II breeze spranX up from the south and
with it came the countless millions OF bugs.
which swarmcd every light, often becoming
50 thick around many street lamps as to
almost obscure the light. Around the
electric light masts they seemed to congre-
and In the vicinity OF Bridge Square,
Seven Corners and at the park at the head
OF Third street, tho streets were literally
coveredwith the pests to the depth of several
inches. The street sweeping force carried
away many wagon loads of the bugs from
Bridge square and vicinity about IL
O'Clock, but at 2 o'clock this morning the
streets i'll that locality were again covered
with them, and they still continue to ONE.
Six weeks ago st. Paul was visited by tho
same nuisance.
The following banks have been authoriz.
ed to begin business: Quincy National
Bank, OF Quincy, Ill.,, capital 100000;
First National Bank, Of Cimaron, Kan,
capital $4,000.
The Huron. convention adopts resolu.
tions presenting in the strongest manner
Dakota's demands for division and state.
hood.
At Pittsburg, about eight hundred men
at the Black Diamond Steel works OF Park
Brothers & CO., struck because tho firm re.
fused to roinstate union men recently dis.
charged.
An Ell Paso [Tex.) special describes a
visit to the only active volcano in North
America. 1t is twelve miles from Bavispe,
State OF Sonora, Mexico. The volcano
and earthquake have almost annihila ted
the village OF Bavispe. Many people were
killed, and the survivors are in q most
wretched condition. The volcano is de-
scribed as a majestic sight. Near it 10 q
geyser rivaling any of those in the Yellow.
stone Park.
The condition OF the German crown
prince, who has returned to London from
the Isle OF Wight. continues to. improve.
His voice is clear and has almost retained
it's mortal strength. The condition of hia
larynx il also satisfactory. He visited
the Thorp Hospital in Golden square and
was keenly interested in all he saw, paying
particular attention to an old man who
had Just been cured Of growth similar "a
that in bis own throat.